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WorksheetsCharacteristics of Self-Determined Behavior
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which one is not a characteristic of self-determined behavior?
Acting autonomously
Psychologically empowered
Self-realizing
Actively debating
People who ____________ engage in self-determined actions and behaviors can be described as self-determined.
consistently
rarely
intermittently
never
The characteristics of self-determined behavior describe the ____________ of the behavior that make it self-determined or not.
humor
function
rarity
mindfulness
Behavior is autonomous if the person acts according to his/her own:
preferences
interests
abilities
all of the above
Autonomous behavior can also be considered as such when the person acts _________________, free from undue external influence or interference.
nervously
dependently
independently
normally
What is not an example of undue external influence or interference?
your friends
your spouse
your pet
your parents
Self-regulated behavior enables you to:
examine your environment
examine your collection of responses for coping with those environments
make decisions about how to act, to act, to evaluate the desirability of the outcomes of the action
all of the above
In our classroom scenario about Nick, what stage of the of self-regulated behavior was he in when he saw the smoke coming out of his grandmother's kitchen?
examining his environment
tapping into his collection of responses for coping with his environment
performing his action
reflecting on his action to revise his plan
In our classroom scenario about Nick, what stage of self-regulated behavior was he in when he decided to take his grandmother outside instead of putting out the fire on his own?
examining his environment
tapping into his collection of responses for coping with his environment
deciding to act
reflecting to revise his plans
Self-determined behavior also involves being psychologically empowered. How is psychologically empowered best defined?
Your wishful thinking
Your exact answers
Your perceived control
Your feelings
Being psychologically empowered means that you ___________ you have the capacity the perform behaviors needed to influence outcomes in your environment.
notice
guess
believe
see
When Nick saw smoke coming out of his grandmother's kitchen, he believed that he had the capacity to perform the necessary behavior to protect her. This is an example of:
undue influence
external interfence
interests and preferences
psychologically empowered
Self-determined people are _________________ in that they use a complete, and reasonably accurate, knowledge of themselves and their strengths and limitations to act in a beneficial way.
autonomous
psychologically empowered
self-realizing
independent
Self-determined people are self-realizing in that they use a complete, and reasonably _________, knowledge of themselves and their strengths and limitations to act in a beneficial way.
incorrect
accurate
promised
guaranteed
Successful people have strong _________________ skills.
personality conflict
personal identity
selfie image
self-regulations
The ability to monitor and manage emotions are not inborn but they are __________________.
likeable
teachable
colorful
plentiful
When you are upset or anger, it is hard for you to use your self-regulation skills because your strong emotions take over making it difficult for you to ____________.
clean
answer
listen
talk
Learning to monitor and manage emotions allows you to recognize your strong feelings and use strategies to
_______ ________.
calm down
act-up
disrespect
go home
Research shows students with strong self-regulations skills have the following:
higher academic achievement
are less likely to act in impulsive or aggressive ways
less likely to withdraw when overwhelmed
all of the above
Students with strong self-regulations skills are also more likely to:
Get along well with others
have strong social skills
only A
both A and B
As discussed in class when looking at the scenarios of you working at Food Lion with an angry customer or working at BabyBiz with a screaming and crying child, discuss some of the ways that you can use your self-regulations skills to help calm others and yourself in these two situations. Use complete sentences and your best writing.
